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More than 80 original illustration plates, 800 photos, documents and various objects have been brought together in a single place, magical, luminous and daring. Its architect, Christian de Portzamparc, a poet of volume and space, dreamed up and designed an extraordinary building for a heritage that is just as extraordinary.
The elevator takes you to level 3. It’s the start of a fabulous journey that takes you through four rooms to discover a major work in the history of comic strip art. Then, via a subtle interplay of walkways and staircases, you’ll reach the other four rooms, presenting all the facets of a great artistic adventure.
Room 3: A paper family
Key characters in The Adventures of Tintin. Appearance, origin(s), character traits, physical appearance and special features of each of them, with insightful commentary by their creator.
Source:
museeherge.be/en/your-visit/#practical-information-en
and
museeherge.be/en/presentation/the-herge-museum/
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Plus de 80 planches originales, 800 photos, documents et objets divers ont été rassemblés en un seul lieu, magique, lumineux, audacieux. Son architecte, Christian de Portzamparc, poète du volume et de l’espace, a rêvé et conçu un bâtiment hors-norme pour un patrimoine qui l’est tout autant.
L'ascenseur vous conduit au niveau 3.
C’est le début d’un fabuleux parcours qui vous entraînera, à travers 4 salles, à la découverte d’une œuvre majeure de l’histoire de la Bande Dessinée. Ensuite, par un subtil jeu de passerelles et d’escaliers, vous accéderez aux 4 autres salles présentant toutes les facettes d’une grande aventure artistique.
Salle 3: Une famille de papier
Personnages incontournables dans Les Aventures de Tintin. Apparition, origine(s), traits de caractère, aspect physique et particularités de chacun d'entre eux, avec le commentaire éclairé de leur créateur.
Yearning《三五七言》By Li Bai(Tang Dynasty)
Yearning
Fresh autumn breeze, Bright autumn moon.
Fallen leaves gather and scatter around the trees; Cold-stricken crows soon fall asleep and wake as soon.
I long for you. When can I see your longing look? How can I bear this lonely night, this lonely nook?
《三五七言》
秋风清，秋月明，
落叶聚还散，寒鸦栖复惊。
相思相见知何日？此时此夜难为情！
The Red Rock country of Sedona, AZ on an overcast day that may somewhat mute the colors, but still permits plenty of detail.
This crop of an earlier photo was inspired by some insightful comments by my friend, Betty.
Nikon D800
1/320 sec at f/5 ISO 100 60 mm
March 17, 2015
I’m normally a bit of solo photographer; not directly antisocial, but happy to avoid other people and claim it is just “extreme social distancing”. But on this photoshoot, I met up with the fabulous G. Postlethwaite esq. , a ’tog highly skilled in the art of wit and repartee, as well as all things photographic. And I must declare I had a phenomenally enjoyable time, possibly because we spent the majority of the time talking toot and putting the world to rights, in no small measure. Of course, we did do some pressing of the buttons and capturing of the photons, just to keep up appearances. And it is was during these brief moments, when we were totally focused (yes, it is a very bad pun, and yes, it was intended. Sorry) on tripods, F numbers and shutter speeds, that I noticed something different about how I was approaching my snappering. Normally, I just bumble onto a location, have a quick pootle around to choose a semi-random spot to plonk my tripod, and then take photos in the same manner that I have always done. It’s a tradition, or an old practice or something. But suddenly I found myself engaged in something new: insightful and engaging discussions on composition, lead-in lines, colour pop and photoshop editing techniques. Now, you have to realise, when I say “discussions” this may lead to you to think that these were conversations where I was an equal participant, bringing my fair share of new and exciting ideas. Oh, how I wish this was true. However, the reality was much more of a learning experience for me - Sir GP was sharing so many erudite comments about possible shots we could that it made my cranium do a three-sixty. To my shame, I have to admit I nicked some of his suggestions and will happily fob them off as being my ideas. This triptych being a case in point. All three views have their origins in Sir GP’s original observations. I thank you, Sir GP. You are a teacher without knowing it.
Footnote: There were numerous occasions where I forsook the gentle and wise words that were offered in my direction and I, instead, “did my own thing”. Net result: 96.3% of these occasions have now been consigned to the computer recycle bin.
"Lament (after KM)", 2017, acrylic on panel, 7" X 5". Collection Museo de Mercado
I made this recently for my friend Kathleen Mercado whose painting by the same title was stolen from the gallery at North Park University this past fall. I've run the NPU gallery for over 25 years and this is the first original work of art to be stolen.
The way I work is very different than Kathleen and after the painting was stolen I really liked the idea of doing an homage / study as a way thinking about work / process. She works very fast and I suspect my painting took about four times as long to make. It is rather crusty.
Incidentally, most likely if you are reading this you already know Kathleen's work. And you probably know that she is a very generous and insightful commenter. There are many people who have commented on my work (thanks to all!), but Kathleen has been exemplary. To give a bit of an idea: I went back through posts for a bit and tagged ones where her comment was especially interesting / meaningful. Goodness gracious: #kmcomment
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Munich Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
One from my visit to Munich last year and the 1972 Olympic Stadium. I have so many photos to go through and edit at the moment but I suppose thats a good thing isn't it?
I really enjoyed my tour of this place, very insightful to learn of its history and home to two of Munich's footballs club until their move in 2005 to the new Arena on the other side of the city.
I have seen many of photo of these seats from the stadium and I too wanted to get my own interpretation of these famous green multicoloured seats. Surprisingly I found it quite difficult, I could have done with a telephoto lens which sadly I didn't have with me but did keep on trying until I got this and was happy with.
I have my visit to London this week where I am visiting the Ghost Station at Charing X, I can't wait and really looking to getting some photos from this rarely seen part of the station. Also got a list of new places I haven't visited before so really looking forward to some new stuff! I just hope there are enough hours in the day ;-).
Photo Details
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 / ISO1250 / f/14 / 1/125s / Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM @ 35mm
Software Used
Lightroom CC
Location Information
Olympiastadion (German pronunciation: [oˈlʏmpi̯aˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
With an original capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted many major football matches including the 1974 World Cup Final and the Euro '88 Final. It hosted the European Cup Finals of 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 69,250.
Until the construction of the Allianz Arena for the 2006 World Cup, the stadium was home to Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich.
In this world, it seems everyone is in a rush to get somewhere. When they get there, they are in a rush to get somewhere else. We need to take time to enjoy the journey. Inspiration credit goes to Alison for her excellent photo and insightful words.
This is my most popular picture from my old account. It went to #55 in Explore. I don't care about Explore or popularity anymore. That is part of the reason I started over on Flickr. However, I also think this is one of my best pictures.
Excerpt from ago.ca/exhibitions/kaws-family?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2azAl-nR...:
Making his Canadian museum debut, Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly (1974), better known as KAWS, bridges the worlds of art, popular culture and commerce with sophisticated humour and insightful appropriation. Renowned for his larger-than-life sculptures of cartoon-inspired characters and exuberant hard-edge paintings that playfully emphasize line and colour, much like 1960s Pop artists, he blurs the boundaries between populist and elite art, bringing mass media imagery into traditional art spaces. Straddling the world of art and design, KAWS has forged a large international following both inside and outside the art world.
In this original AGO exhibition, visitors will see first hand the artist's meticulous methods, creative process and range, through more than 75 artworks including wall murals, sketches, paintings, sculptures, his altered phone booth advertisements and product collaborations. Centered in Signy Eaton Gallery, with interventions throughout the museum, the centrepiece of the exhibition, is a larger-than-life painted bronze sculpture FAMILY (2021), featuring four of KAWS’ recurring figures of varying sizes posed as a nuclear family.
Organized by the AGO, the exhibition is curated by Julian Cox, AGO Deputy Director and Chief Curator.
Last night I was at a club with David as he had to meet up with a young band he is going to record and as its not my kind of music I waited outside for him. While waiting my attention kept being drawn to the mural on the wall and while it isn't something that is to my taste I couldn't help but admire the work.
Yes it is a very dark picture but the detail this artist has captured is amazing and it tells a story.
You have the demon from hell appearing, the moon is red which represents a blood moon and it shows a face looking out. There are hints of bats flying around and a hillside that has crosses which represent graves and a telephone pole.
To me this picture doesn't represent a dark soul but someone that has great imagination and a hell of a lot of talent.
It is Webnesday again ...already!
I enjoyed finding these abstract gorse shapes to the bottom left - gorse flower and leaf spikes doing strangely insightful and artistic impressions of themselves.
I do love pointing the camera at the sun through a web, taking hundreds of pictures and then just seeing what comes out. Pointless in the overall scheme of things but i am easily pleased at least occasionally. and i like being easily pleased when I am.
I am off tomorrow and Friday, not too much to do, ...& predicted mild conditions - I am going to chase bees on winter flowers with the camera.
And some music if you like:
Mazzy Star - Cry, Cry
LOVE this style of Painting.
Ernie was also a NFL Football player as well as a talented painter and artist.
Please take a minute to read his Biography- very informative and insightful!
Explore. Interestingness: #11. April 10, 2009.
~ Mahatma Gandhi. Indian Philosopher. Internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protests. (1869-1948)
Sunset across the Potomac River"
As seen from the Jefferson Memorial
Washington, DC
Here's to an insightful, meaningful Good Friday to my Christian friends... Blessings...
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Featuring works by sculptor Elizabeth Insogna
held at Five Myles Art Gallery (one of my favorites) in Crown Heights Brooklyn
an insightful article about about the exhibit:
brooklynrail.org/2022/11/artseen/Hekates-Grove-Elizabeth-...
In years past, I have read as many as 365 books. This year wasn’t as productive for reading, mainly because I decided to move and that took a couple of months (mainly the packing and unpacking. The move itself didn’t take as long). I also found that it was nice to take a little more time with some books. I always have to preface my best of list by making sure I say that I probably missed out on a lot of good ones, having only read 201 books this year when so many are released. Also, many of these books did not come out this year but I read them this year….so, this is not the top releases of 2021 but merely the books I liked best that crossed the pathway between my eyes and my brain. Additionally, I’d love to hear about what some of you have read and loved this year!
1. Verge by Lidia Yuknavitch
There are so many books in this world that are literally begging me to read them. I can’t go into a library or a book store without them shouting at me and flapping their covers all around (not just because I live in the windy city, either). So, I guess a book is really something special if I’ll read it twice in the same year. Verge is so exceptional, in fact, that I nominated and led a book club on this book for the remote Empty Bottle book club (That’s a club in Chicago, which now thankfully has a cat who lives there again).
You know how people always talk about Raymond Carver’s Cathedral is the pinnacle of short stories? Well, Carver is dead to me! Actually, he’s dead to all of us if you believe in chronological time but you all are going to start making me feel like a Wiki entry soon if I don’t get on with this list. What I am trying to say is that there are a ton of short story writers who get accolades and then there’s Lidia Yuknavitch, who truly deserves them.
These stories are powerful. They are honest. They are raw. They are ones you’re going to read at the end of the world when your electricity goes out and you want to reassure yourselves that humans were capable of doing great things once upon a time. These stories will make you think and feel. They may also make you want to scream a bit. That’s good. Go ahead and scream it out. My inkling is to say Lidia would approve.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566820/verge-by-lidia-yu...
2. The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Ozeki is a philosophical wonder…few humans can think and write like she does. I love all of her works but this one struck a real chord with me because of some of the way the characters of misfits interact and grow and also because of the personification of books. This is another book I would read multiple times. I think what it really made me ponder is our perception of reality and normal in this world as well as the way humans see mental illness. I really love her writing style as well. You just want to revisit some of these sentences again and again.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/536695/the-book-of-form-...
3. Aftershocks: A Memoir by Nadia Owusu
This is a very powerful memoir that isn’t just about biracial identity but about the way trauma develops and lingers and putting together the pieces of identity, both your own and those close to you. It is rich in poetic language and you get the sense that she is actively processing her life experiences with abandonment of the her Armenian mother, the death of her Ghanian father, and the trauma of the earthquakes both real and metaphorical that damage us.
www.npr.org/2021/01/18/955991719/aftershocks-is-a-powerfu...
4. A Burning by Megha Majumdar
There are so many layers to this one, especially politically. The fact that this is Majumdar’s debut novel is nothing short of astounding! The moral complexity that this tackles is also incredibly relevant today. What she convinces the reader of is the injustice of the situation that our protagonist finds her way into and the possibility of this actually happening (not just in India but perhaps in every country in the world). I also think it is intriguing in it’s exploration of a character who is transgendered or a hijra. What I felt when I read this is a passion for wanting humans to not be persecuted and for the truth and innocence to find its way as well as for more people to stand up for what they believe in. While A Burning is considered fiction, we all know that injustices at this level or worse occur every day.
www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/13/a-burning-by-megha-...
4. The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
Right about now, you might be wondering if I ever read any fun books like beach reads or something. I guess the answer to that question is…well, not very often. The Beauty of Your Face is another book that will challenge you to think, this time really about what causes a human to commit acts of violence or terrorism and the nature of redemption and forgiveness. Mustafah shows us one of the most disarming conversations between the principal of a Muslim school for girls and the human who commits a terrorist attack on the school. This book is another one that astounded me in the fact that it is a debut for Mustafah. Hopefully, she will continue to write!
chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-beauty-of-your-face-is...
5. Lakewood by Megan Giddings
This book is astounding. It is as much about racism and seems based in the harsh reality that African Americans have been experimented on and mistreated in the name of “Science” as it is about questioning what is real and the brilliant experimental fiction elements of the narrative that makes you wonder what is actually occurring to the protagonist. Giddings shows us some scenes that are truly terrifying and will literally make your heart feel like it’s going to palpitate out of control but she also makes you think of the troubling aspects of America’s racist history and the inequities that exist today, making Lakewood an incredibly relevant page turner. This is again another debut novel, which seems absolutely astounding considering how brilliant it is.
chireviewofbooks.com/2020/03/30/lakewood-megan-giddings/
6. Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
I’ve been impressed by everything Emezi has written and found this memoir to be both engaging and challenging. Emezi speaks not just about gender identity and transformations but identifying as an ogbanje spirit vs. a human. There has actually been some controversy over this in the Nigerian community, apparently (from what I can tell) because in the Igbo religion, ogbanje don’t live with children and/or have siblings. Regardless, Emezi’s perspective that they have been inhabited by a spirit and their creative journey as well as relationships are well worth reading, as are Emezi’s fictional works. I don’t know as if it serves us as humans to question how it is that people identify. That is a very personal thing that should only be left to their own interpretation. I do think it serves us to promote great art and artists, including Emezi and so that is what I aim to do.
www.akwaeke.com/dear-senthuran
7. The Trees by Percival Everett
It’s not like I don’t read authors that identify as male but, this year, The Trees, was the only novel that made it to my best of list for some reason. Everett is an incredible author and, at times, though all of his books involve a certain aspect of racial justice and civil rights, he ends up veering more towards absurdism (as in the case of Glyph, for example) In The Trees, Everett finds a way to create just the right balance as the murdered people of color in America rise up to seek their revenge. Yes, there is some horror and thriller aspects but this is also very much so about social commentary in an unusual and strikingly fresh way.
www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039434714/percival-everett-the-tr...
8. The Misfit's Manifesto by Lidia Yuknavitch
After reading Verge (twice) this year, I just had to know more about Yuknavitch herself. Simply put, she’s a genuine human who has a great deal of life experiences that she’s somehow survived when many others would definitely not have. Yuknavitch speaks about this and also uplifts the voices of people of color who are also labeled as or may self identify as “misfits” and she speaks to the power of the human spirit and encourages us all to listen to those who are unlike us, who we may label in ways that are unkind or try to avoid. She speaks about what misfits offer humanity as a whole and I think it’s best we all listen closely.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Misfits-Manifesto/Lidi...
9. Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy Larissa Pham
This is the kind of nonfiction writing that makes you really appreciate the experiences you’ve had with art and the love affair and connections one can have with different works. It’s a genuine love letter about the human experience of connection and creativity and it will also possibly expose you to works you aren’t familiar with along with some you most likely are. This is probably one of the easiest books to read on this list and very rewarding.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667706/pop-song-by-laris...
10. A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home
(Edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary)
Every one of these 20 essays is well worth reading. I am pro human rights (and therefore pro immigration) so I read many immigrant life stories/nonfiction but what I really liked about this collection was the diversity of voices in terms of country of origin especially. These stories all feel unique even despite the common themes encountered by many immigrants finding a new home after displacement and often racism and political policies that are damaging as well. They are insightful and engaging and you are guaranteed to learn something and hopefully experience a greater empathy as well.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673520/a-map-is-only-one...
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I'm one of a kind.
Elizabethtown - (2005)
I am dedicating this shot to my friend Frecklenose. She is a wonderful friend here on flickr with a great eye for capturing life, feelings, and dreams. She puts quotes with each of her shots that seem to mirror beautifully with the photograph, my quote is more of a tribute to who she is rather than to the image :)
Thanks Frecklenose for sharing the beauty that you see around you and for all your thoughtful and insightful comments.
✨ A quiet farewell to the old year — and a grateful look ahead
As the year comes to an end, I want to take a moment to pause before we step into a new chapter together. This year was many things: challenging, insightful, sometimes loud — and sometimes very quiet. But above all, it was shaped and supported by you.
I want to sincerely thank you. For every comment, every message, every share, and every moment of silent support. For your encouragement, your honesty, and your presence — both seen and unseen. It means more to me than words can fully express.
For the year ahead, I wish you nothing but the very best: good health, inner peace, the courage to follow new paths, and many small moments that bring you joy. May the new year meet you with kindness and give you exactly what you need.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for your trust.
I look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year to come.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year. ✨
The Kookaburra community who visit my yard have two fledglings, each is attended by a band of very attentive adults who seem to feed them around the clock.
The entire community of about a dozen birds descends on my yard in the late afternoon. Each fledgling is lodged in a different part of the yard, one may be the garden fence, the other on my, or my neighbour's roof. After some intense feeding, and with no warning, all the adult birds fly away leaving me with their babies.
I know my responsibilities, I must gain the trust of the new born chicks and coax them down to the garden table. Next I must teach them to catch food and eventually take it from my hand. I'm happy to report that the training is going well, they are learning fast.
Although I may appear to be alone with their chicks, I've discovered that I'm not. Yesterday one of the chicks pecked at a pot plant and I reproached it. Immediately an adult bird appeared and took charge of the situation. It would be a mistake for me to think birds are dumb, because they're not. Birds are intelligent, smart and remarkably insightful.
(a) I once again got to hang out with Lydia (Lila Limited) -- along with Steve "maxxsmart" Landeros, and Bambi "paper raven" Barnum. Fun does not even begin to describe the time we spent together.
(b) It is with immense pleasure that I invite you to read my interview with Kevin Saint Grey (p r i m e r). Kevin is, quite simply, one of my most favorite photographers ever-- and he provided some very insightful and thoughtful answers-- as well as providing some wonderful comments about many of his individual images. Go here and enjoy the interview.
This one has been sitting around for awhile, patiently waiting. Sometimes I need a subtle reminder that we are stronger as a group - more powerful, more insightful, more beautiful. And at the end of the day I would rather be a part of that group then going it alone.
Have yourself a terrific Thursday.
I feel as though this photo should be accompanied by some sort of insightful commentary but I have none. Just having a go with my new macro lens - one I've not used before but will enjoy getting to know!
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- [x] Jacket: United Colours - Elin Leather Jacket Black
- [x] Top: M.BIRDIE - Bomia look. Top_B5
- [x] Bottoms: [JUSTICE] - Lizzy Jeans
- [x] Shoes: [JUSTICE] - Parker Boots - Prints
- [x] Necklace: e-marie - Photographer Necklace (group gift)
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Modeling for me is my dearest daughter Bambi or Crystal. She is an amazing, fun-loving, and creative girl. And my very close friend Chris is also an insightful amazing person, sometimes a little philosopher type.We are part of an amazing friend group. And This picture is taken at Donets: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brood/150/129/22
At the occasion of his sixties birthday a selection of Filip Claus’ portfolio is on display in the city center of Ghent. 32 other Belgian photographers selected one of Filip’s pictures and matched it with one out of their own portfolio. Today, Filip guided an interested crowd and provided insights on his pictures and shared with us the rational why the other photographer paired it with his work. Sometimes the complementary picture was chosen based on colors, shapes, history, content or narrative… the stories were sometimes funny or controversial but at all occasions insightful. Thumbs up Filip! Thank to all involved preparing this unconventional exhibition - Ghent, Belgium
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She is herself - Lesley Young
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo❤️
I’d like to thank everyone who left insightful comments about the topic I posted yesterday and it seems like we are all on the same wavelength about what makes a great photo. I think for the time being I’ll stick to the stuff I have and work with lenses before upgrading to another camera.
Although I haven’t been posting, I’ve been taking photos whenever I get the chance. So I decided one day to only shoot with my 17-40mm lens, which with a 1.6x crop turns into 27-64mm. I was very surprised to see how well it handled in the city. Although it’s not as wide as the 10-20mm sigma lens, I was able to get a lot of the scenes I wanted to shoot. It might be because of the longer focal length but it really did well handling barrel distortion in the city with all the building.
About the photo:
A handheld HDR taken with a canon 17-40mm lens. The shot is a vertorama composed of 6 shots. Each half is composed of two 3xp shots. Photomatix and photoshop was used for the processing.
To see in Large: View On Black
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I got to visit Allegria de Vivir, a community project for the Elderly. It is an insightful visit that reveals how art, music, and dance play a crucial role in the everyday lives of the inspiring residents.
A lot of distance in my life this week. Carly noticed while we were shooting on Tuesday that I usually don't shoot on the same plane as my subject; I'm usually higher or lower, looking up or down at them. Since she's very insightful I decided to change things up a little. I remembered Rich Burroughs style for shooting indoors and decided to add a few feet of distance to my shot and Carly's advice, and ended up with our favorite shot of Carly that I've every taken.
Different perspectives, space, even the time between seeing where you want a shot and the moment you actually take it all help make things better. Just a few months ago Carly told me that she wasn't very photogenic, and now with some added time and a some enjoyable time creating things together, that opinion has changed.
A little distance isn't a bad thing. For the next week Carly's gone, and while that sucks, on the other side of this she'll back back and we'll have some more adventures.
Excerpt from ago.ca/exhibitions/kaws-family?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2azAl-nR...:
Making his Canadian museum debut, Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly (1974), better known as KAWS, bridges the worlds of art, popular culture and commerce with sophisticated humour and insightful appropriation. Renowned for his larger-than-life sculptures of cartoon-inspired characters and exuberant hard-edge paintings that playfully emphasize line and colour, much like 1960s Pop artists, he blurs the boundaries between populist and elite art, bringing mass media imagery into traditional art spaces. Straddling the world of art and design, KAWS has forged a large international following both inside and outside the art world.
In this original AGO exhibition, visitors will see first hand the artist's meticulous methods, creative process and range, through more than 75 artworks including wall murals, sketches, paintings, sculptures, his altered phone booth advertisements and product collaborations. Centered in Signy Eaton Gallery, with interventions throughout the museum, the centrepiece of the exhibition, is a larger-than-life painted bronze sculpture FAMILY (2021), featuring four of KAWS’ recurring figures of varying sizes posed as a nuclear family.
Organized by the AGO, the exhibition is curated by Julian Cox, AGO Deputy Director and Chief Curator.
Here's another sunken hulk at Point Castro. Thank you "Insightful Imagery" on YouTube who identified it as cutter USS Hermes, built by Bath Iron Works of Maine.
This shot is from March 2013 while Rob Y and I were walking the shore during low tide.
[365:365]
"I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be." - Douglas Adams
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And so we come to the end of another year and another photo project.
2013 has at times been the best year so far and at times it's been the worst; the year has certainly had it's ups and it's downs. I don't have insightful wisdom as this year approaches it's end, I just want to throw it away and move on to the next. As I said, 2013 has been the best and the worst and it's not ending in a way I anticipated; so I'm anxious to see it go.
Another 365 project has come to an end and again, I'd like to thank all of you who have followed me throughout the year with your constant words of encouragement. You have been a beacon of light in the darkest days of this year and with my photography. I thank you all so very much for being with me every step of the way.
So, together let us close the book on 2013 and start writing our stories for 2014.
I wish you all a safe and happy new year!
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As always, I have to state for those new to my Best Books of 2022 that these are not all books that came out this year (most didn’t) but books that I read this year. I read about 2 hours a day after work but I still wouldn’t be able to keep with all of the books released this year that I want to. And, sometimes, books come and go like lovers or friends at different times in your life when you most need them. In any case, I tend to read a mix of fiction, non fiction (mainly memoirs), graphic fiction and I tend towards experimental fiction. If you have read any of these books and want to share your thoughts, I would love to hear them! If you have your own favorite books of the year not on the list, please let me know as I'm an avid reader and love hearing about books I may have otherwise missed.
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1. Elif Shafak: The Island of Missing Trees
This was my 250th book of the year and I really loved how there was a beautiful narrative from the perspective of a fig tree alternating with the perspective of a teenager in modern day times and the history of her parents in 1974 in Cyprus during the war between the Turks and the Greek. This is a story about love and war in some aspects but it is also very much a story about how we underestimate trees and nature overall and all of the history they have witnessed. Though Shafak herself is Turkish, it is very clear that she is identifies first and foremost as human and is against divisions between humans and war. Also, the connections between the empathy we feel towards the fig tree and the literal screaming that the main younger character of the teenage daughter does if very visceral. Well worth the read! I have read quite a few of Shafak’s novels and this may be her best yet!
Why You Should Read this Book:
While it is important to know about history and culture, what this book does that is most unusual is help us imagine what it is like to witness these events from the perspective of nature, which is rare and imaginative. I cannot think of another book who does this as well.
www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055749057/the-island-of-missing-t...
2. When the Angels Left the Old Country Sacha Lamb
Very imaginative and engaging book! This is a real treasure and you should read it, especially if you like stories about a demon, an angel, and a bunch of ghosts traveling from their small shtetl to Ellis Island. When the Angels Left the Old Country is about making things right, dybukks and rabbis, unionizers who are balsy AF and it also works in a cool love story between two fiery females. I mean, there is nothing I did not absolutely love about this book tbh.
Why You Should Read this Book:
Sacha Lamn is a new author who shows a great deal of promise. There’s a perfect combination of culture/religion of the Jewish faith mixed with magical realism and the reality of the politics that immigrants and workers faced in the early 20th century told with some very unique perspectives. As a rule, I dislike historical fiction but this was very well written, creative, and engaging.
www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/when-the-angels-left-the-o...
3. Scattered all over the Earth by Yōko Tawada
Though I think I still liked Memoirs of a Polar Bear slightly better, Tawada again succeeds in creating something wildly imaginative and unlike any other book you’ve read. This book is very reflective on language, indigenous culture and humanity. I thought the ending was slightly weak but the majority of the book was fascinating and worth contemplating sentence by sentence.
Why You Should Read this Book:
This book has been described as postmodern, bizarre and creative and all three fit but this book will also cause you to be reflective in a way that expands your mind and opens up your perspective.
www.ndbooks.com/book/scattered-all-over-the-earth/
4. Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
I was a big fan of Sánchez’s previous work, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and this allows for a more intimate look at the author herself and her life. It is a very honest work but also it is actually quite funny at times and always engaging. It is hard not to love this author as she reveals so much about herself.
Why You Should Read this Book:
It is very important to hear the life stories of people of other cultures. There are thankfully many books being published now that also explore what it is like to be Mexican American. What separates this one from the rest is not only Sánchez’s writing style where you feel like you are really hearing her speak but the fact that she speaks so candidly about her own biological pain as well as mental health, which is definitely not an easy thing to do. There’s a great deal of stigmatization around women speaking like this still in this day and to memoir that delves into all of these aspects of self is truly rewarding.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/07/17/crying-in-the-bat...
5. Notes of a Crocodile by Qui Miaojin
I am not sure how well known Miaojin is known in Taipei or in Taiwan overall. Some refer to her as a national treasure but I see reference to her works as well as “cult classics” but I can definitely see this author becoming more well known had she not committed suicide when she was 26 in 1995. Notes of a Crocodile explores culture along with some very lovable and interesting humans in the late 1980s and has a perfect mix of cultural and counter-cultural elements.
Why You Should Read this Book:
This book really should be more famous and appreciated for what it is-not only an exceptional novel but a pivotal pioneer in the LGBTQ canon, which likely helped many Taiwanese teenagers in the 90s understand and embrace their own identities and see a place for themselves in the world. This book is quite ahead of its time and there’s nothing out there quite like it. I dislike the term “ground breaking” as its been fairly overused but, in this case, it fits.
www.nyrb.com/products/notes-of-a-crocodile?variant=306118...
6. Charlie Chan is Dead 2 (various, edited by Jessica Hagedorn)
This Asian American anthology was one I read about a decade ago so this was a re-read. Both Charlie Chan is Dead 1 and 2 are well worth reading and encompass Asian authors from all over the continent. Both are about 600 pages long which makes them together a whopping 1,200 page read but it’s especially interesting to read these stories now after having discovered so many authors from the two anthologies and seen what they have done since then (this second anthology was published in 2004). Surely, a Charlie Chan is Dead 3 would also be possible as well, especially now that a significant time has passed.
Why You Should Read this Book:
There is truly something for everyone in this anthology. It will likely teach you something about different places in Asia and different cultures even if you are also Asian as there is quite a diversity here. There is also a quite a variety of writing styles and topics. Most stories are a perfect length for sitting down and being reflective one at a time and at this length it is wholly fulfilling and comprehensive.
penguinrandomhousesecondaryeducation.com/book/?isbn=97801...
7. Louise Erdrich: The Sentence
Way back in the day, I tried to get into Louise Erdrich as she writes from a Native perspective and is one of the first Native authors to start garnering accolades (Thankfully, there are more Native authors that are well worth reading being published these days). In any case, I had a very difficult time getting into some of her previous books for some reason even though I think the way she addresses the history of the Native oppression and betrayal by the US Government is very important to know about. The Sentence was a really interesting book that takes place during Covid and deals with both Native identity and surviving the pandemic.
Why You Should Read this Book:
It’s downright spooky about how Erdrich writes about the power of language in this book and quite profound as well.
www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1052730892/louise-erdrichs-the-sen...
8. Read Dangerously: Azar Nafisi
Nafisi’s nonfiction works are all well worth reading as she has a unique perspective on many classics and this is no different. Nafisi explores both the political and oppressive history of her native Iran as well as the modern world and literature through letters to her father as she copes with the current pandemic. Nafisi covers everyone from Rushdie to Baldwin as she uses literature to cope through existence in this modern postmodern world. Perhaps, words can be a little bit of a cure to the deep state of loneliness we might find ourselves in.
Why You Should Read this Book:
More than ever, there are conservatives in America who have banned books they feel are too political (but mainly just don’t fit their conservative close minded agendas). Knowledge and acceptance of all humans seems to terrify some people in power and it has results in libraries themselves becoming politicized. In the mean time, many Americans feel they are “better” or “more civilized” than Iran when that seems even more laughable now that depending on the state, good luck living with your uterus. We must resist book bans. Literature can be dangerous and maybe it is an act of resistance to not just write but to read.
www.npr.org/2022/03/05/1084729628/azar-nafisis-new-book-i...
9. Lesser Monsters of the 21st Century: Kim Fu
I’ve read quite a few short story collections and this is one of the best ones I’ve ever read. Wildly imaginative and creative, Fu takes the reader places we never dreamed of. This is definitely for fans of speculative fiction and/or experimental fiction overall but I think it should have an appeal to anyone who wants to read truly original ideas, a rarity in today’s day!
Why You Should Read this Book:
Fu has a unique perspective on reality and the type of incredible sense of developing a short story in a fast amount of time and it really makes one appreciate the short fiction genre.
tinhouse.com/book/lesser-known-monsters-of-the-21st-century/
10. Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
Speaking of strange and also wondrous, Chouette really lives up in a full novel format. Chouette is a work of experimental fiction based somewhat on what Oshetsky went through herself as a mother. At it’s surface, it’s about a mother who gives birth to an owl. However, the depth of this is that being a mother is far more challenging than people realize and that when you are a mother to a child who is at all different, there are challenges to one’s perceptions and perceptions of others that are foisted upon you.
Why You Should Read this Book:
One thing that I found really fascinating is that this author has Autism and is the mother of a child with Autism so it’s a really unique perspective but also it’s just a wild ride in terms of a bizarre book set in a real yet surreal reality. You could literally read this book a few times a year and get something different out of it each time. It is so complex and intricate in its story telling.
www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/26/chouette-by-claire-...
11. Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable by Zain E. Asher
I was so inspired by this autobiography about a Nigerian family who moves to London in the 1970s and suffers a tragedy when the father is killed in a road accident when he returns to visit. His son, who grows up to be acclaimed actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, is also in the car and almost doesn’t make it. The family must then pick up the pieces and survive on a single income. Asher is the sister and marvels at the resilience of her mother working constantly and still managing to hold family book clubs and support her children with their education. She doesn’t fully understand Ejiofor’s passion for acting at first but also learns to embrace it.
Why You Should Read this Book:
This memoir is a powerful portrait of a talented and incredibly resilient family but it also speaks to the power of the human spirit and our potential to be intelligent, kind, and thoughtful people with good intentions. This is a success story as Asher herself becomes one of the first Nigerian CNN anchors and Asher’s mother even gets to meet Queen Elizabeth II. Yet, this is more than just a sort of immigrant success story but one that will put you in awe of what humans are capable of overcoming.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zain-e-asher/where-the...
12. If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg
This non fiction book does an incredible job at exploring some of the arguments that people have made throughout time to distinguish us from animals and even establish or superiority. Gregg uses a great deal of examples of different species and scientific research to show how animals can be just as innovative, learn how to adapt, and experience the same sort of memories and emotions. This is both an examination of what it really means to be human and gives us a further understanding of what it means to be an animal. I would have honestly placed it even higher on the list had Gregg not ruined most of my opinion of himself on a personal level by admitting he eats meat when he goes out to restaurants with the most pitiful argument I’ve heard that the animal was already dead when he arrived without taking ownership that he’s supporting an industry that is responsible for both harm to animals and detrimental environmental effects. It’s really quite amazing to me how someone so insightful about animals could be such a flipping idiot. Anyway, I digress….this book still made it because I learned a great deal about animals that I didn’t already know and it made me ask some deeper questions as well. Also, I learned quite a bit about Nietzsche, who I didn’t realize fell prey to his nazi sister who got hold of all of his works at the end of his life while he was incapacitated.
Why You Should Read this Book:
I truly believe that most people who read this book will be in awe of some of these studies and all of the facets of different species of animals we didn’t consider before now. I also believe that the world is better when we choose to not cause pain to animals when we eat. It’s choosing kindness and it’s a great deal more sustainable if you want a future we can all continue to live in.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/justin-gregg/if-nietzs...
13. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
I really wasn’t expecting to love this book so much. On it’s surface, it’s a creative book about video games that explore the human psyche but at it’s heart it’s really about friendships and relationships overall and has so much depth in the characters that I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love with them too.
Why You Should Read this Boo:
kZevin is such a remarkable story teller that she really pulls you into the unique human essence of her characters and makes you truly appreciate the art of writing. It is impossible not to immerse yourself i this story and relish in how telling stories makes us more human.https://gabriellezevin.com/tomorrowx3/
14. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam
What this nonfiction work does best is to explore how different cultures and countries have had humans who were trans (and in many cases welcomed) for centuries in a very diverse way. It also made me really consider the accuracy of, say, police reports from European and North America where humans may have been arrested for wearing opposite gender clothing and passed it off as being intoxicated. Maybe we will never know in many cases how many trans humans have existed because in closed conservative cultures, it was impossible for these humans to be who they really were and be safe while doing so.
Why You Should Read this Book:
From working with young humans, I have noticed cases where children have identified as being in the wrong body from a very early age (Kindergarten) and I will always support both trans rights and a world that accepts and respects everyone. As I stated before, we’re in a dangerous time of book banning and legislation that severely limits the rights of these humans. It is still unsafe in many areas of the world to be trans even in 2023 and that hurts my heart to know. We need to be aware of both the history of trans humans and that they need our love and protection.
www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/we-were-trans-new
15. The Anomaly by Herve le Tellier
I admit I have a weakness for experimental fiction, especially those involving alternate timelines and anything involving different selves. This is a very well written character study about what could happen if the same with the same people lands twice and now there are copies of selves (in most cases) and there’s a gap of three months….it really toys with the idea of all of the life circumstances that can change in 90 or so days but also how people can change after this kind of turbulent storm where they thought they would crash…and then didn’t but somehow time split and selves doubled. It’s a very interesting premise for a book and so well executed that I found the whole experience of reading it rather riveting!
Why You Should Read this Book:
It’s like a well written thriller with a diverse character study built in, which is not often found.
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/14/the-anomaly-by-herv...
16. O Beautiful by Jung Yun
I was very moved by the story of a journalist who has been living in NYC returning to her home in North Dakota, a now booming oil town, and re-encountering the rampant sexism and racism there as she comes to terms with the estrangement of her sister, her mother’s disappearance, her father’s inability to understand how being Korean or half Korean in the town is extremely difficult, disappearing women, Native exploitation and more. This is an incredibly complex book with some very interesting information based on how one can own their home but sell the rights to the land below and how it destroys them. Amidst the upside down flags of racists who feel they are under siege from immigrants and those who are Jewish, our protagonist has to get her story and get out alive…and all while she suspects that the real reason she was chosen to write was not because she grew up there but because the man who passed along the job was someone she’d had an affair with who is trying to cover up a whole slew of allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior towards students.
Why You Should Read this Book:
Yun juggles so many topics related to our modern world and what is still happening in this state that it feels daunting to me just typing the synopsis and she does it well. She creates very believable and flawed characters and a protagonist you root for all the way.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jung-yun/o-beautiful-yun/
17. One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
This is one creative and beautiful homage to both feminism and the art of storytelling. Much like One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, a woman must tell stories in order to prevent her own demise. There are a great deal of twists and turns in both the stories and the woman’s own timeline as she tells them. The illustrations are also enthralling and in many ways the reader feels held captive too waiting to see what will happen.
Why You Should Read this Book:
It’s so wonderful to see words and illustrations work this well together. Each page is its own beautiful art and you could literally gaze at it for a very long time. The words are just so creative and engaging that there’s a blissful harmony here.
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/09/one-hundred-nights-...
18. Anxious People: Fredrik Backman
I have a confession to make. I really can’t stand Fredrik Backman. And yet, I keep reading all his books. I have another confession to make. I cry at the end of every Fredrik Backman book. I feel kind of like he’s a puppet master and he just crafts everything so meticulously that I’m going to start sobbing by the end no matter what. This leads to me resenting Backman quite a bit even as I recommend his books to people. His books are like a calculated Jenga tower that somehow never topple. All the moving parts will end up fitting together in the end and before you know it your pages or screen is soaking wet.
Why You Should Read this Book:
There’s a part of this book about planting an apple tree even if you know that it will be destroyed the next day. The quote is: “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” I feel that way a great deal even when I am in a deeply despairing mood. It is hard to work towards a better future feeling like it will all be destroyed sooner or later by climate change, for example, and that by the time these kids grow up, everyone will be fighting to survive. But, I go to work anyway and I try to make a positive change every day and oh shoot now I’m getting all emotional again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxious_People
19. The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
This feels like a deeply personal book that starts with a bunch of swimmers who thrive on routine and who come together to swim in the same pool and come to know each other through these circumstances. And then, there’s a crack at the bottom of the pool. The crack is sort of like this metaphor, an earthquake in the human psyche, that causes a deep disruption to the daily lives of the swimmers, most notably to the character of Alice. The second part of this book is mainly about Alice and about her memory loss and also the painful memories she still has about the Internment Camps. This book takes you on a sort of traumatic journey in an unexpected way and one that seems super realistic and surreal at the same time.
Why You Should Read this Book:
The way that Otsuka explores a human’s deep need for routine and how the disruption in this sets off a whole chain of events that are incredibly damaging felt very relatable to me and was written in a way that was both insightful and honored what could ultimately be a relatively unexplored human downfall. This felt almost too insightful and accurate at times but was always effective.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691356/the-swimmers-by-j...
20. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
It’s so wild to think that this is Wilkerson’s first novel considering how accomplished it feels. This is really about family and secrets but it is also very much about recipes and surfing too. It has quite an ambitious storyline too spanning from 1965 to present day and between the US, London, and an island in the Caribbean as well. It’s an adventure in discovering your true identity and family’s identity and also coming to terms with what you find out.
Why You Should Read this Book:
This book is quite fascinating and well written. The characters are quite lovable and you feel like you are also learning each step of the way as the protagonist learns, which I really enjoyed.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charmaine-wilkerson/bl...
21. The Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
If you are a fan of Station Eleven and have also read The Glass Hotel,I would recommend this book. It’s a complicated time travel whirlwind with many of the same characters and it really fits nicely as the third edition of this trilogy.
Why You Should Read this Book:
For completists, you just have to read the third part to see what happens to many of the characters you’ve grown to love. For those who already know, Mandel is a very imaginative and accomplished author and you will enjoy the journey she takes you on throughout the centuries.
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/20/sea-of-tranquility-...
22. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I wasn’t even sure I would enjoy this book. as horror overall isn’t my thing. Even so, every October around Halloween I force myself to read some scary books just because it seems like what Spookytober really needs. In any case, I did not expect too much from this book given the silly long title. It was the first Grady Hendrix book I read and I just thought it would honestly be a nice break from heavier stuff. Little did I know that this scary tale would draw me in like a story magnet. What starts as a southern US small town neighborhood book club story quickly becomes a commentary on racism and how police tend to do nothing to help victims who are Black because they only care about White people, which is quite apt. I’ve read a couple more of Hendrix’s books since then- Horrorstör and We Sold Our Souls and I didn’t like them as much…I was definitely disappointed in comparison with some the same tropes and not enough criticism of racism in the US for my tastes but this one is a gem.
Why You Should Read this Book:
There is nothing scarier that the human capacity for being unkind and even evil. This is far more terrifying than vampires but, hey, this book also has a vampire!
www.npr.org/2020/04/26/844358645/getting-some-blood-on-th...
23. The Book of Extraordinary Tragedies by Joe Meno
I have a real soft spot for Joe Meno. He does write in a way that flirts with the genre of experimental fiction at times but I honestly think much of the reason why I see an affinity to him is that he’s a Chicago based author whose stories feel very relatable to me somehow even when maybe they shouldn’t be. I’m not of Eastern European descent and I don’t live on the far South Side of Chicago and I’m not a musical prodigy who is losing my hearing. Nor do I have a daughter or niece who is getting into trouble at school or a brother who is stealing luggage at Midway. I don’t have various family members engaged in criminal activities and I have a much more stable life overall that literally any of the characters in this book. So, how could I possibly relate to them? The answer is…I don’t know…maybe it’s just that Joe Meno is a really good author and knows how to write believable characters, some of whom you manage to love despite all of their problems.
Why You Should Read this Book:
There is something that is so wholeheartedly captured about the day to day struggle of survival and barely making it each day. This could be seen easily as a story of a dysfunctional family but I think it’s a story of survivors too.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joe-meno/book-of-extra...
24. The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere by James Spooner
I didn’t read as many graphic novels this year as I sometimes do and I am already regretting that a little. This book is a memoir and was really fascinating to me as my high school experience was completely different even though it was around the sometime. Spooner does recollect a trip to see his father in NYC but most of this takes place in a desert town in California where he has to deal with his complicated identity of being the son of a Black father and a White mother and not quite fitting in anywhere but loving music, especially punk music. Unfortunately, there are levels of racism in punk that even I didn’t know about.
Why You Should Read this Book:
This is a really personal graphic memoir with fantastic art work that shows a unique way of telling a story through both he words and illustrations and reliving some of the trauma of being both physically, emotionally, and socially harmed just by the fact of your race. My heart was in my throat for much of this book because of what Spooner went through.
25. Nerd: Adventures in Fandom from This Universe to the Multiverse by Maya Phillips
This was a really extensive breakdown of comics, cartoons, films and shows featuring a variety of superheros and looking into the political context of this as well. Phillips also talks a little about her experience attending comicons and as a writer on the subject. I was really impressed with the expansive and ambition amount of material she covers over the years and even from different countries. The one major flaw is that Phillips writes with a sort of assumption that you are going to be familiar with every show or comic or film she is talking about (I’m not sure how that would be possible if you didn’t do this for a living) and there are plenty of spoilers without her putting in a caveat that there are spoilers ahead. So, my suggestion is read this book but if Phillips starts talking about a show you are in the middle of watching but haven’t finished, perhaps it is best to save that section for later.
Why You Should Read this Book:
Representation in all forms and formats matters and though things have gotten slightly better, we still have a long way to go and won’t get there until we consider a perspective other than the white male hetero perspective that still continues to dominate most of the reviewers and fans of these shows, films, and comics at this time. Add the idea of “expert” or “qualified” and you get an even more narrowed perspective of who is allowed to hold space in these discussions and have published opinions. In a big way, Phillips throws this notion on its head because no one in their right mind could read this book and argue that she didn’t know what she was talking about. In fact, it is mind boggling how much she does know on the subject.
www.publishersweekly.com/9781982165772
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Brunos Sculpture Garden, Marysville. Nestled amongst the luscious rainforest setting lives a collection of unforgettable characters lovingly hand crafted by Bruno from clay and fired onsite in his kiln. Bruno has created a world rich with fantasy and insightful beauty derived from his imagination and inspired by his intrepid journeys to some the world most intriguing and remote regions. .
Unfortunately on the 7th of February 2009 a bushfire raged through the township, decimating everything in its path without mercy and claimed the lives of our friends and neighbours indiscriminately. Bruno was extremely lucky to survive and the rest of the family are safe and well. Bruno's home and art gallery were unfortunately completely destroyed in the blaze. .
Bruno chose to stay in Marysville to rebuild his home and restore the gardens. Bruno’s passion to share his love of art and the story of life with the world has not been damaged by the fires, in fact you would almost say it has been forged anew by the flames that nearly took it all away. (Excerpts from Bruno's Art & Sculpture garden website www.brunosart.com)
Excerpt from ago.ca/exhibitions/kaws-family?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2azAl-nR...:
Making his Canadian museum debut, Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly (1974), better known as KAWS, bridges the worlds of art, popular culture and commerce with sophisticated humour and insightful appropriation. Renowned for his larger-than-life sculptures of cartoon-inspired characters and exuberant hard-edge paintings that playfully emphasize line and colour, much like 1960s Pop artists, he blurs the boundaries between populist and elite art, bringing mass media imagery into traditional art spaces. Straddling the world of art and design, KAWS has forged a large international following both inside and outside the art world.
In this original AGO exhibition, visitors will see first hand the artist's meticulous methods, creative process and range, through more than 75 artworks including wall murals, sketches, paintings, sculptures, his altered phone booth advertisements and product collaborations. Centered in Signy Eaton Gallery, with interventions throughout the museum, the centrepiece of the exhibition, is a larger-than-life painted bronze sculpture FAMILY (2021), featuring four of KAWS’ recurring figures of varying sizes posed as a nuclear family.
Organized by the AGO, the exhibition is curated by Julian Cox, AGO Deputy Director and Chief Curator.
Excerpt from ago.ca/exhibitions/kaws-family?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2azAl-nR...:
Making his Canadian museum debut, Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly (1974), better known as KAWS, bridges the worlds of art, popular culture and commerce with sophisticated humour and insightful appropriation. Renowned for his larger-than-life sculptures of cartoon-inspired characters and exuberant hard-edge paintings that playfully emphasize line and colour, much like 1960s Pop artists, he blurs the boundaries between populist and elite art, bringing mass media imagery into traditional art spaces. Straddling the world of art and design, KAWS has forged a large international following both inside and outside the art world.
In this original AGO exhibition, visitors will see first hand the artist's meticulous methods, creative process and range, through more than 75 artworks including wall murals, sketches, paintings, sculptures, his altered phone booth advertisements and product collaborations. Centered in Signy Eaton Gallery, with interventions throughout the museum, the centrepiece of the exhibition, is a larger-than-life painted bronze sculpture FAMILY (2021), featuring four of KAWS’ recurring figures of varying sizes posed as a nuclear family.
Organized by the AGO, the exhibition is curated by Julian Cox, AGO Deputy Director and Chief Curator.
Profile
Name: Maya Rose Davies Taylor
Hero's name: Azure
Age: 24
Bio: Maya is a German-Welsh born British aristocrat and scientist. Being the sole heiress, she was extremely rich. Her father’s sister was Caroline, an agent (who appeared as an ally in the Grey Cop solo series).
With a knack for dangerous experiments and causing trouble, she was sent to boarding school for 5 years until she could behave herself. Until then, she took interest in becoming a superhero, and under her aunt’s guidance, she saw how the agency was like as well. However, her job made them distanced. Maya spent years researching and monitoring heroes, as well as aiding a few of them.
Until the fallout and multiple incidents in Los Angeles, Caroline contacted her niece after making her mind up and decided to get back together. Maya, who was present at Africa and aiding kids, agreed and arrived back to assist the heroes and civilians.
Months after the events, Maya adopted the identity know as “Azure”, and joined her aunt at the ESP, as a high ranking scientist and chief engineer. She would soon meet the Grey Cop, whom her aunt worked with before, along with his new covert operation, the Grey Police.
Powers and abilities: Aura vision, sensing, reading, channel emotions and pressure into energy, implant aura and etc. She is highly gifted and intelligent. Notable skilled hacker, scientist, chemist, engineer, pianist, martial artist, cook, base support, telecommunications, translator and researcher. Maya is fluent in her native English , plus French, German, Welsh, Korean, Urdu , Arabic and more.
Weaknesses: Tendency to create dangerous explosions and sometimes misfire (running gag of the series). She cannot shoot or use powers in combat, rather using it for defensive, healing and support purposes.
Equipment: Jumpsuit, protective tank top, various force fields, personal gun, various weapons. Plus lots of gadgets, technology, and lab created/generated products.
Personality: Sarcastic, wise, insightful, creative, quick-thinking.
I love that this is the first time she has ever had fruit loops. I like how she is so curious, cheeky and a diva all at the same time. I love the way they look at me.
I think it is great our kitchen table is full of writing marks, and stains from paint and egg decorating projects.
I am amazed at how insightful my son is. He doesn't want to be an adult he said, "because adults don't cry"..
I love his sense of nature and the wonders of the world.
I love his rocket made from various boxes and re-cyled material. I love their laughter, their quite mischief, their sibling fights. I like how he can read now and you can see hints of him grown up. I love the sounds of the birds, kids playing, a dogs warm tongue licking my legs. I am feeling grateful today, but worried as well.
I finally got around to putting together a Flickr gallery of the work of Kathleen Mercado. One of the finest and most inspiring image makers and commentators on Flickr, Kathleen apparently came to image-making relatively recently, initially doing street photography. Her past as a dancer led to an adventurous on-going exploration of self-portraiture. And most recently she has been making wonderfully mystical drawings and paintings.
No less importantly Kathleen is a frequent, insightful and supportive commenter on images. In that regard she is exemplary as one facilitating a community of creativity.
Please check out the gallery Um Mercado Mística and then head over to her photo stream: Kathleen Mercado
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the days on which you reveal the least about yourself are the most insightful, illuminating tellingly ...
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Godox AD360 in 120cm Octabox to camera left
Godox Speedlight in Gridded Stripbox behind model to camera right.
I don't have the presence of mind to write too much this evening. It has been a full day and is only the beginning of what will be a full week, so I am going to conserve some of my energy and go read a bit before bed. But that's ok, 'cause I am totally enjoying a good book (Hyperion by Dan Simmons in case you were curious).
Tomorrow though hopefully I will have the time to say a bit more, because I would like to as this series continues. Particularly, I have a few things to mention about my processing of these images. Nothing too startling or ground-breaking, but insightful I hope.
Til then.
She's an intelligent, artistic, honest, sensitive, inquisitive, musical, creative, insightful, independent, science- and nature-loving 6-year-old. Wow. I'm old. View On Black
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For her essay in trying to get a sense of scale Tim's North Park University colleague Kelly VanderBrug focused on two works: one being this painting Temma on Earth and the other being the brand new painting Dear Protagonist,.
This book was published by North Park University in conjunction with Tim Lowly's exhibition at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science Visual Arts Center. Like that exhibition this book focuses on work that Tim as done related to his daughter over the last 28 years. The book includes insightful texts by Karen Halvorsen Schreck, Riva Lehrer, Henry Luttikhuizen, Sherrie Lowly, Kelly VanderBrug and project editor Kevin Hamilton.
The 160 page, 10.5"x 9" book is extensively illustrated with over 70 color and 25 black and white illustrations.
You can purchase the book at the following links;
via Amazon
via the CIVA on-line store
via Koplin Del Rio Gallery's new on-line store: KDR Atelier
You can read more about the book on the CIVA blog
One of my christmas presents had been a tea tasting at the Meßmer Momentum tea lounge in Hamburg.
I can warmly recommend to attend at a tea tasting if you are a tea lover, it is a beautiful and insightful experience.
Brunos Sculpture Garden, Marysville. Nestled amongst the luscious rainforest setting lives a collection of unforgettable characters lovingly hand crafted by Bruno from clay and fired onsite in his kiln. Bruno has created a world rich with fantasy and insightful beauty derived from his imagination and inspired by his intrepid journeys to some the world most intriguing and remote regions. .
Unfortunately on the 7th of February 2009 a bushfire raged through the township, decimating everything in its path without mercy and claimed the lives of our friends and neighbours indiscriminately. Bruno was extremely lucky to survive and the rest of the family are safe and well. Bruno's home and art gallery were unfortunately completely destroyed in the blaze. .
Bruno chose to stay in Marysville to rebuild his home and restore the gardens. Bruno’s passion to share his love of art and the story of life with the world has not been damaged by the fires, in fact you would almost say it has been forged anew by the flames that nearly took it all away. (Excerpts from Bruno's Art & Sculpture garden website www.brunosart.com)
. “A person who goes for the morning walk in sleepers is likely to grasp the insightful things better on a sensitive matter than one who goes for the walk with the shoes put on.” – Anuj Somany
This Is the Last Time 425, based on the song by The National from the album Trouble Will Find Me
Oh, don't tell anyone I'm here
I've got Tylenol and beer
I was thinking that you call
Somebody closer to you
I won't be vacant anymore
I won't be waiting anymore
For full lyrics, insightful interpretations & audio: genius.com/The-national-this-is-the-last-time-lyrics
My latest art project EntertainMe, where I create another year’s worth of digital collages, based on indie rock and visual media.
've always noticed that by studying and analyzing fairy tales, legends, and myths from various countries, one can learn a lot about the character of a nation, its inner core, soul and spiritual path and aspirations of its people.
From my childhood, one of my favourite characters from Ukrainian folklore was Kotyhoroshko - small but mighty, insightful and visionary. Fearless hero, who saved his siblings, and performed many other heroic deeds with the help of his trusty friends.
And what I like best about him is his optimism and tenacity.
In these hellish days, I really want to be at least a little bit like Kotyhoroshko.
We are all, indeed, little Kotyhoroshkos in Ukraine now, and we definitely won't be broken.
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